EVs Won't Stop the Carbon Clock. But Here's How Much Time They Buy.
The remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C is nearly gone. Three EV adoption scenarios and what each one actually buys us. Including the part most analyses quietly leave out.
Gas Car vs. EV: Total Lifetime CO2 Emissions, Every Tonne Counted
Every gas car carries a lifetime CO2 commitment that never appears on a window sticker. A full cradle-to-scrapyard comparison of what both vehicles actually emit, when an EV breaks even on its manufacturing carbon debt, and what the gap adds up to over 15 years.
Not a Feed. Not an Algorithm. A Person.
For the last ten years, I have been the car guy in my friend group. Now I do the same thing for the entire internet. Here is why, how I decide what makes the cut, and the EV and energy creators worth your attention in 2026.
Rivian and the Stakeholder
Before Rivian's IPO in 2021, RJ Scaringe set aside one percent of the company's equity and said the natural world would be a stakeholder in their success. Here is what that has come to mean.
Your Gas Tank Is a Space Heater That Occasionally Moves a Car
About 80 percent of the fuel you put in your tank never moves the car. It turns into heat. A look at where that energy actually goes, what it costs over a full year, and why the "EVs run on coal" rebuttal is shakier than most people think.
EVs Catch Fire 60 Times Less Often Than Gas Cars. Here Is the Data.
The viral videos are real. The math behind them is not. A data-driven comparison of EV vs. ICE fire rates across five countries, plus the legitimate counterarguments every honest analysis has to include.
The Charging Time Argument Is Built on a Math Problem. Here Is the Math.
Everyone says EVs take too long to charge. Almost no one has done the annual math. We did - fairly, with sourced data, and the result is not what most people expect.
You'll Fall for the Rivian R2's Features and Price. You'll Stay for Its People and Culture.
A former R1T owner makes the case that the Rivian R2 is the most compelling new EV in three years and the moment Rivian has been building toward since day one.
Charging Forward: How States Are Solving the EV Apartment Problem
About 80% of all EV charging happens at home. Roughly 44 million American households are renters. For years this tension has been called a dealbreaker. A growing number of states are already proving it isn't.
